Frozen confection and process of haking same



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Indianapolis. county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Frozen Confection and Process of: Making Same; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a frozen confection and the process of forming the same, said. confection resembling ice cream. in its consistency and palatable qualities.

The chief object of this invention is to produce in a simple and eiiicient, as well as an economical manner, a frozen .confection which will resemble ice cream in many of its properties, and yet be produced in a novel manner and by novel means.

The chief feature or" the invention consists in associating an extract of soy beans, powdered gypsum, or sulphite of lime, a flavoring extract and a sweetening extract.

In the invention 1% pounds of the ordinary soy beans are soaked in water for approximately ten hours. The beans after soaking are mashed and ground between, two flat stones, or are ground in any, other suitable manner, water, however, being added to the. mixture asthe beans are ground and the mashing is continued. This operation is continued until a cream-like pulp is produced from the soy beans. To this cream pulp is added about 3 pints of water to thin the same, and the same is heated until the mixture comes to a boil. The mixture is then strained, preferably through cheese cloth.

To approximately 1 gallon of the soy been extract prepared as hereinbefore descr bed, there is added suitable calcium sulphur compound, preferably that known.- as the sulphite of lune dr the Chinese psurfi-. The sulphite of lime preferably isnnxed with a little wa- 'ter and beaten into, a paste, and after being thoroughly mixed with said Water, said sulv phite of lime is immersed in the soy-extract Whilethe same is hot. The amount of limeused is from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls, and'said lune serves to preserve the confection, as

well as assist in the formation of its dreamlike consistency. To properly p, pare then confection it has been-found ne aerate the same, and this isdone by rembving from the mass of extract a portion thereof and then throwing" or pouring said r0 moved portion back into the main'portion of said extract, which operation is repeated three or four times. After aerating'the extract which has been treated with the sul-' phite'of lime, a sweetening agent is added-Z such as sugar. To the before mentioned gallon mixture approximately 1% to 2 pounds of sugar is added. Usually a flavoring extract, such as vanilla or the like is added, the 7 amount and kind thereofbein'g determined by the taste of the maker. The whole mixture is constantly and thoroughly stirred, and after cooling, isplaced in the usual ice cream freezer and frozen in much the samernanner.

The invention claimed is:

1. The process of forming a milkless frozen confection consisting of adding to an ex-.' tract of soy beans a quantity of a suitable calcium sulphur compound, aerating the mixture, adding suitable sweetening and flavoring material to suit the taste, and freezingv the mixture.

2. A milkless frozen confection including an extract of soy beans and Chinese gypsum.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

' LEE LEN THUEY.

cessary at 55 

